2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship

Summary

The 2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) was the 49th motor racing championship sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) (which traces its lineage back to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship). It was the sixth season of the United SportsCar Championship and fourth to be held under the name as the IMSA SportsCar Championship. It began on January 26 with the 24 Hours of Daytona, and ended on October 12 with the Petit Le Mans. The 2019 season marked the 50th anniversary since the founding of the International Motor Sports Association.

Series news edit

  • NBC Sports Group took over from Fox Sports as the series' official broadcaster.[1] Coverage alternates between local NBC stations, NBC Sports Network, CNBC, and livestreams.[2]
  • Michelin increased its IMSA involvement by becoming the sole official tire supplier of the series, following the departure of Continental Tire at the end of 2018.
  • As part of a plan to attempt to cut costs for the series' GT Daytona (GTD) class, the 2019 season featured a new support championship called the WeatherTech Sprint Cup. The championship was held for the GT Daytona class at the sprint events of the calendar.[3]
  • After an eleven-year partnership, Tequila Patrón ended their involvement with IMSA altogether at the end of the 2018 season. They also ended their sponsorship of the Extreme Speed Motorsports prototype team, who subsequently closed down operations.[4] Michelin took Patrón's place as the sponsor of the endurance cup.[5]
  • As part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of IMSA, multiple teams adopted racing liveries created in tribute to iconic teams throughout IMSA's history, such as Brumos Porsche, Electramotive Engineering, Roush Racing, and Comptech Acura.[6][7][8][9]

Classes edit

 
 
The DPi (pictured on the left) and LMP2 (right) categories were given their own distinct classes for the 2019 season.

The Prototype class, which previously combined Daytona Prototype international cars alongside Le Mans Prototype 2 cars, was now split into two separate classes.[10]

Rule changes edit

  • The DPi class is now the lead class of the championship, and features teams with full professional lineups running DPi cars. The class has its own Balance of Performance (BoP). The LMP2 class is the lower prototype class in the championship, featuring Global LMP2 cars with Pro-Am lineups. There is no BoP applied to the LMP2 class.
  • Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) and GT Daytona (GTD), the Pro-Am classes of the championship, must adhere to driver rating requirements. Each car is only allowed two Platinum-rated or Gold-rated drivers for the endurance events, alongside the requirement of at least one Bronze-rated or Silver-rated driver for all sprint races. In these classes, the Bronze or Silver-rated drivers are required to start the race.[11]

Schedule edit

The 2019 schedule was released on August 3, 2018 and features twelve rounds.[12]

   Race is part of the Michelin Endurance Cup
   Race is part of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup
Rnd. Race Length Classes Circuit Location Date
1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 hours All Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 26–27
2 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring 12 hours All Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 16
3 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach 1 hour 40 minutes[13] DPi, GTLM Long Beach Street Circuit Long Beach, California April 13
4 Acura Sports Car Challenge 2 hours 40 minutes[13] All Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio May 5
5 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic 1 hour 40 minutes[13] DPi, GTD[N 1] The Raceway on Belle Isle Detroit, Michigan June 1
6 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen 6 hours All Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 30
7 Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix 2 hours 40 minutes[13] All Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 7
8 Northeast Grand Prix 2 hours 40 minutes[13] GTLM, GTD Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 20
9 IMSA Road Race Showcase 2 hours 40 minutes[13] All Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 4
10 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR 2 hours 40 minutes[13] GTLM, GTD Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 25
11 IMSA Monterey Grand Prix 2 hours 40 minutes[13] All WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California September 15
12 Motul Petit Le Mans 10 hours All Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 12

Notes:

  1. ^ The GTD class only scored points towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

Entries edit

Daytona Prototype international (DPi) edit

Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
  Mustang Sampling Racing[14][N 1]
Whelen Engineering Racing[N 1]
Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 5   Filipe Albuquerque[15] All
  João Barbosa[15] All
  Christian Fittipaldi[14] 1
  Brendon Hartley[16] 2
  Mike Conway[17] 6, 12
31   Pipo Derani[15] All
  Felipe Nasr[15] All
  Eric Curran[15] 1–2, 6, 12
  Acura Team Penske[18] Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 6   Dane Cameron[18] All
  Juan Pablo Montoya[18] All
  Simon Pagenaud[18] 1–2, 12
7   Hélio Castroneves[18] All
  Ricky Taylor[18] All
  Alexander Rossi[18] 1–2
  Graham Rahal[19] 12
  Konica Minolta Cadillac[20] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 10   Jordan Taylor[20] All
  Renger van der Zande[20] All
  Fernando Alonso[21] 1
  Kamui Kobayashi[21] 1
  Matthieu Vaxivière[22] 2, 12
  Juncos Racing[23] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 50   Will Owen[24] 1–7, 12
  René Binder[25] 1–2, 6, 12
  Agustín Canapino[26] 1–2
  Kyle Kaiser[27] 1, 3–4
  Victor Franzoni 5, 7
  Spencer Pigot[28] 12
  CORE Autosport[29] Nissan Onroak DPi Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 54   Jon Bennett[29] All
  Colin Braun[29] All
  Romain Dumas[29] 1–2, 6, 12
  Loïc Duval[29] 1
  Mazda Team Joest[30] Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 55   Jonathan Bomarito[31] All
  Harry Tincknell[31] 1–3, 5–7, 9, 11–12
  Olivier Pla[31] 1–2, 6, 12
  Ryan Hunter-Reay 4
77   Oliver Jarvis[31] All
  Tristan Nunez[31] All
  Timo Bernhard[31] 1–2, 6, 12
  René Rast[31] 1
  JDC-Miller MotorSports[32] Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5L V8 84   Stephen Simpson[33] All
  Simon Trummer[33] All
  Chris Miller[33] 1–2, 6, 12
  Juan Piedrahita[33] 1
85   Mikhail Goikhberg[33] All
  Tristan Vautier[33] All
  Rubens Barrichello[33] 1
  Devlin DeFrancesco[33] 1
  Juan Piedrahita[33] 2, 6, 12

Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) edit

In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.[34]

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
  DragonSpeed[35] Oreca 07 18   Ryan Cullen[36] 1
  Roberto González[37] 1
  Pastor Maldonado[37] 1
  Sebastián Saavedra[38] 1
81   Ben Hanley[35] 1
  Henrik Hedman[35] 1
  Nicolas Lapierre[35] 1
  James Allen[36] 1
  Performance Tech Motorsports[39] Oreca 07 38   Cameron Cassels[40] All
  Kyle Masson[40] 1–2, 4, 6–7, 11–12
  Robert Masson[40] 1
  Kris Wright[39] 1
  Andrew Evans 2, 6, 12
  James French[41] 9
  PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports[42] Oreca 07 52   Matt McMurry[42] All
  Gabriel Aubry[42] 1–2, 6, 12
  Enzo Guibbert[40] 1
  Mark Kvamme[40] 1
  Anders Fjordbach[43] 2
  Eric Lux[44] 4, 6
  Dalton Kellett 7, 11–12
  Patrick Kelly[41] 9

GT Le Mans (GTLM) edit

Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
  Corvette Racing[45] Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 3   Antonio García[46] All
  Jan Magnussen[46] All
  Mike Rockenfeller[46] 1–2, 12
4   Oliver Gavin[46] All
  Tommy Milner[46] 1–4, 6, 9–12
  Marcel Fässler[46] 1–2, 7–8, 12
  BMW Team RLL[47] BMW M8 GTE BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8 24   John Edwards[48] All
  Jesse Krohn[48] All
  Chaz Mostert[48] 1
  Alex Zanardi[47] 1
  Philipp Eng[48] 2, 12
25   Connor De Phillippi[48] All
  Colton Herta[48] 1–2, 12
  Philipp Eng[48] 1
  Augusto Farfus[49] 1
  Tom Blomqvist[48] 2–4, 6–12
  Risi Competizione[50] Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 62   James Calado[51] 1, 12
  Alessandro Pier Guidi[51] 1, 12
  Miguel Molina[51] 1
  Davide Rigon[51] 1
  Daniel Serra 12
  Ford Chip Ganassi Racing[52] Ford GT Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 66   Dirk Müller[52] All
  Sébastien Bourdais[52] 1–4, 12
  Joey Hand[52] 1–2, 6–12
67   Ryan Briscoe[52] All
  Richard Westbrook[52] All
  Scott Dixon[52] 1–2, 12
  Porsche GT Team[53] Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 911   Patrick Pilet[53] All
  Nick Tandy[53] All
  Frédéric Makowiecki[53] 1–2, 12
912   Earl Bamber[53] All
  Laurens Vanthoor[53] All
  Mathieu Jaminet[53] 1–2, 12

GT Daytona (GTD) edit

Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
  Starworks Motorsport[54] Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 8   Parker Chase[54] 1–2, 4–6, 9
  Ryan Dalziel[54] 1–2, 4–6, 9
  Ezequiel Pérez Companc[55] 1–2
  Christopher Haase[55] 1
  Mike Skeen[56] 6
  Pfaff Motorsports[57][58] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 9   Scott Hargrove[57] 1–2, 4, 6–7, 10–12
  Zacharie Robichon[57] 1–2, 4, 6–12
  Lars Kern[58] 1–2, 6, 12
  Dennis Olsen[58] 1, 8
  Matt Campbell[41] 9
  GRT Grasser Racing Team[59] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 11   Mirko Bortolotti[59] 1–2
  Rik Breukers[40] 1–2
  Rolf Ineichen[59] 1–2
  Christian Engelhart[59] 1
  Magnus Racing[60] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 11   Andy Lally[61] 8
  John Potter[61] 8
44   Andy Lally[60] 1–2, 4–7, 9–12
  John Potter[60] 1–2, 4–7, 9–12
  Spencer Pumpelly[60] 1–2, 6, 12
  Marco Mapelli[62] 1
  AIM Vasser Sullivan[63] Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 12   Townsend Bell[64] All
  Frankie Montecalvo[64] All
  Aaron Telitz[65] 1–2, 6, 12
  Jeff Segal[65] 1
14   Jack Hawksworth[66] All
  Richard Heistand[67] All
  Nick Cassidy[65] 1
  Austin Cindric[65] 1
  Philipp Frommenwiler 2, 6
  Parker Chase 12
  Via Italia Racing[68] Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 13   Andrea Bertolini[40] 1
  Victor Franzoni[40] 1
  Marcos Gomes[40] 1
  Chico Longo[40] 1
  Moorespeed[69] Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 19   Will Hardeman[69] 1–2, 4, 6
  Alex Riberas[69] 1–2, 4, 6
  Andrew Davis[69] 1–2, 6
  Markus Winkelhock[69] 1
  Montaplast by Land-Motorsport[70] Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 29   Ricardo Feller[40] 1–2, 6, 12
  Christopher Mies[70] 1–2, 6, 12
  Daniel Morad[70] 1–2, 6, 12
  Dries Vanthoor[70] 1
  Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports[68] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 33   Jeroen Bleekemolen[62] 1–2, 4, 6–12
  Ben Keating[62] 1–2, 4, 6–12
  Felipe Fraga[62] 1–2, 6, 12
  Luca Stolz[62] 1
  Ebimotors[59] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 46   Giacomo Altoè[71] 1
  Fabio Babini[40] 1
  Emanuele Busnelli[40] 1
  Taylor Proto[71] 1
  Precision Performance Motorsports[72] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 47   Don Yount[36] 1–2, 6, 12
  Linus Lundqvist[73] 1
  Steve Dunn[36] 1
  Miloš Pavlović[36] 1
  Brandon Gdovic 2, 6, 12
  Lawson Aschenbach 2
  Jake Eidson 6
  Shinya Michimi 12
  Paul Miller Racing[74] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 48   Bryan Sellers[74] All
  Ryan Hardwick[74] 1–2, 4–7
  Corey Lewis[74] 1–2, 6, 8–12
  Andrea Caldarelli[75] 1
  Marco Seefried 12
  Spirit of Race[68] Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 51   Paul Dalla Lana[40] 1
  Pedro Lamy[40] 1
  Mathias Lauda[40] 1
  Daniel Serra[40] 1
  Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing[76][N 2]
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian[76][N 2]
Acura NSX GT3 Evo Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 57   Katherine Legge[76] All
  Christina Nielsen[77] 1–2, 4–6, 8, 11–12
  Bia Figueiredo[76][78] 1–2, 6–7, 9, 12
  Simona de Silvestro[76] 1
  Alice Powell[79] 10
86   Mario Farnbacher[80] All
  Trent Hindman[80] All
  Justin Marks[80] 1–2, 6, 12
  A. J. Allmendinger[80] 1
  Scuderia Corsa[81] Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 63   Cooper MacNeil[81] All
  Toni Vilander[81] All
  Jeff Westphal[81] 1–2, 6, 12
  Dominik Farnbacher[81] 1
  P1 Motorsports[82] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 71   Maximilian Buhk[82] 1–2
  J. C. Perez[82] 1–2
  Fabian Schiller[82] 1–2
  Dominik Baumann[82] 1
  Park Place Motorsports[83] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 73   Patrick Long[83] 1–2, 4–11
  Nicholas Boulle[84] 1–2, 6
  Patrick Lindsey[83] 1–2, 6–7, 9–11
  Matt Campbell[62] 1
  Marco Seefried[44] 4, 8
  Zacharie Robichon[85] 5
  Lone Star Racing[86] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 74   Lawson Aschenbach[86] 4–5, 7, 9–10
  Gar Robinson[86] 4–5, 7, 9–10
  Compass Racing[87] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 76   Paul Holton[87] 4–5, 7–11
  Matt Plumb[87] 4–5, 7–11
  Audi Sport Team WRT Speedstar[88] Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 88   Roman De Angelis[89] 1
  Ian James[89] 1
  Kelvin van der Linde[89] 1
  Frédéric Vervisch[89] 1
  Wright Motorsports[90] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 91   Anthony Imperato[90] 8–9
  Matt Campbell[90] 8
  Dennis Olsen[90] 9
  Turner Motorsport[91] BMW M6 GT3 BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 96   Bill Auberlen[91] All
  Robby Foley[91] All
  Dillon Machavern[91] 1–2, 6, 12
  Jens Klingmann[91] 1
  NGT Motorsport by Herberth[92] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 99   Klaus Bachler[40] 1
  Steffen Görig[40] 1
  Jürgen Häring[92] 1
  Sven Müller[40] 1
  Alfred Renauer[92] 1
  Black Swan Racing[68] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 540   Marco Seefried[36] 1, 6
  Dirk Werner[36] 1, 6
  Matteo Cairoli[36] 1
  Tim Pappas[36] 1
  Marc Miller 6

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Car No. 5 entered as Mustang Sampling Racing and car No. 31 entered as Whelen Engineering Racing.
  2. ^ a b Car No. 57 entered as Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing and car No. 86 entered as Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian.

Race results edit

Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd Circuit DPi Winning Team LMP2 Winning Team GTLM Winning Team GTD Winning Team Report
DPi Winning Drivers LMP2 Winning Drivers GTLM Winning Drivers GTD Winning Drivers
1 Daytona   No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac   No. 18 DragonSpeed   No. 25 BMW Team RLL   No. 11 GRT Grasser Racing Team Report
  Fernando Alonso
  Kamui Kobayashi
  Jordan Taylor
  Renger van der Zande
  Ryan Cullen
  Roberto González
  Pastor Maldonado
  Sebastián Saavedra
  Connor De Phillippi
  Philipp Eng
  Augusto Farfus
  Colton Herta
  Mirko Bortolotti
  Rik Breukers
  Christian Engelhart
  Rolf Ineichen
2 Sebring   No. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing   No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports   No. 911 Porsche GT Team   No. 11 GRT Grasser Racing Team Report
  Eric Curran
  Pipo Derani
  Felipe Nasr
  Cameron Cassels
  Andrew Evans
  Kyle Masson
  Frédéric Makowiecki
  Patrick Pilet
  Nick Tandy
  Mirko Bortolotti
  Rik Breukers
  Rolf Ineichen
3 Long Beach   No. 5 Mustang Sampling Racing did not participate   No. 912 Porsche GT Team did not participate Report
  Filipe Albuquerque
  Joao Barbosa
  Earl Bamber
  Laurens Vanthoor
4 Mid-Ohio   No. 6 Acura Team Penske   No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   No. 912 Porsche GT Team   No. 14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Report
  Dane Cameron
  Juan Pablo Montoya
  Eric Lux
  Matt McMurry
  Earl Bamber
  Laurens Vanthoor
  Jack Hawksworth
  Richard Heistand
5 Belle Isle   No. 6 Acura Team Penske did not participate did not participate   No. 14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Report
  Dane Cameron
  Juan Pablo Montoya
  Jack Hawksworth
  Richard Heistand
6 Watkins Glen   No. 55 Mazda Team Joest   No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   No. 911 Porsche GT Team   No. 86 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Report
  Jonathan Bomarito
  Olivier Pla
  Harry Tincknell
  Gabriel Aubry
  Eric Lux
  Matt McMurry
  Patrick Pilet
  Nick Tandy
  Mario Farnbacher
  Trent Hindman
  Justin Marks
7 Mosport   No. 77 Mazda Team Joest   No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   No. 912 Porsche GT Team   No. 96 Turner Motorsport Report
  Oliver Jarvis
  Tristan Nunez
  Dalton Kellett
  Matt McMurry
  Earl Bamber
  Laurens Vanthoor
  Bill Auberlen
  Robby Foley
8 Lime Rock did not participate did not participate   No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing   No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Report
  Ryan Briscoe
  Richard Westbrook
  Dennis Olsen
  Zacharie Robichon
9 Road America   No. 55 Mazda Team Joest   No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing   No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Report
  Jonathan Bomarito
  Harry Tincknell
  Patrick Kelly
  Matt McMurry
  Ryan Briscoe
  Richard Westbrook
  Matt Campbell
  Zacharie Robichon
10 Virginia did not participate did not participate   No. 911 Porsche GT Team   No. 33 Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsport Report
  Patrick Pilet
  Nick Tandy
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Ben Keating
11 Laguna Seca   No. 6 Acura Team Penske   No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing   No. 48 Paul Miller Racing Report
  Dane Cameron
  Juan Pablo Montoya
  Dalton Kellett
  Matt McMurry
  Joey Hand
  Dirk Müller
  Corey Lewis
  Bryan Sellers
12 Road Atlanta   No. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing   No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   No. 62 Risi Competizione   No. 96 Turner Motorsport Report
  Eric Curran
  Pipo Derani
  Felipe Nasr
  Gabriel Aubry
  Dalton Kellett
  Matt McMurry
  James Calado
  Alessandro Pier Guidi
  Daniel Serra
  Bill Auberlen
  Robby Foley
  Dillon Machavern

Championship standings edit

Points systems edit

Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below.

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Race 35 32 30 28 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Drivers points

Points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event.

Team points

Team points are calculated in exactly the same way as driver points, using the point distribution chart. Each car entered is considered its own "team" regardless if it is a single entry or part of a two-car team.

Manufacturer points

There are also a number of manufacturer championships which utilize the same season-long point distribution chart. The manufacturer championships recognized by IMSA are as follows:

Daytona Prototype international (DPi): Engine & bodywork manufacturer
GT Le Mans (GTLM): Car manufacturer
GT Daytona (GTD): Car manufacturer

Each manufacturer receives finishing points for its highest finishing car in each class. The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same manufacturer are not taken into consideration, and all other manufacturers move up in the order.

Example: Manufacturer A finishes 1st and 2nd at an event, and Manufacturer B finishes 3rd. Manufacturer A receives 35 first-place points while Manufacturer B would earn 32 second-place points.
Michelin Endurance Cup

The points system for the Michelin Endurance Cup is different from the normal points system. Points are awarded on a 5–4–3–2 basis for drivers, teams and manufacturers. The first finishing position at each interval earns five points, four points for second position, three points for third, with two points awarded for fourth and each subsequent finishing position.

Position 1 2 3 Other Classified
Race 5 4 3 2

At Daytona (24 hour race), points are awarded at six hours, 12 hours, 18 hours and at the finish. At the Sebring (12 hour race), points are awarded at four hours, eight hours and at the finish. At Watkins Glen (6 hour race), points are awarded at three hours and at the finish. At Road Atlanta (10 hour race), points are awarded at four hours, eight hours and at the finish.

Like the season-long team championship, Michelin Endurance Cup team points are awarded for each car and drivers get points in any car that they drive, in which they are entered for points. The manufacturer points go to the highest placed car from that manufacturer (the others from that manufacturer not being counted), just like the season-long manufacturer championship.

For example: in any particular segment manufacturer A finishes 1st and 2nd and manufacturer B finishes 3rd. Manufacturer A only receives first-place points for that segment. Manufacturer B receives the second-place points.

Drivers' championships edit

   Race is part of the Michelin Endurance Cup
   Race is part of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup

DPi edit

Pos. Driver DAY SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points MEC
1   Dane Cameron
  Juan Pablo Montoya
6 9 3 1 1 3 3 2 1 4 302 29
2   Pipo Derani
  Felipe Nasr
2 1 6 4 2 7 4 4 3 1 297 45
3   Helio Castroneves
  Ricky Taylor
3 4 2 5 3 5 5 7 2 3 284 30
4   Jordan Taylor
  Renger van der Zande
1 2 10 6 9 4 6 5 4 2 274 42
5   Oliver Jarvis
  Tristan Nunez
11 11 4 2 10 2 1 3 6 6 268 30
6   Jonathan Bomarito 9 6 8 3 11 1 2 1 10 11 263 31
7   Filipe Albuquerque
  João Barbosa
7 3 1 8 6 6 10 6 5 7 258 33
8   Simon Trummer
  Stephen Simpson
10 8 5 7 4 9 8 9 9 5 237 24
9   Harry Tincknell 9 6 8 11 1 2 1 10 11 233 31
10   Colin Braun
  Jon Bennett
4 5 11 11 7 11 7 10 7 8 230 24
11   Mikhail Goikhberg
  Tristan Vautier
5 7 9 10 5 10 9 8 8 9 230 24
12   Will Owen 8 10 7 9 8 8 11 10 177 24
13   Eric Curran 2 1 7 1 126 45
14   Olivier Pla 9 6 1 11 102 31
15   Timo Bernhard 11 11 2 6 97 30
16   Romain Dumas 4 5 11 8 97 24
17   Chris Miller 10 8 9 5 92 24
18   René Binder 8 10 8 10 88 24
19   Juan Piedrahita 10 7 10 9 88 24
20   Simon Pagenaud 6 9 4 75 24
21   Kyle Kaiser 8 7 9 69 8
22   Matthieu Vaxivière 2 2 64 18
23   Alexander Rossi 3 4 58 19
24   Mike Conway 6 7 49 15
25   Agustin Canapino 8 10 44 14
26   Victor Franzoni 8 11 43
27   Fernando Alonso
  Kamui Kobayashi
1 35 18
28   Brendon Hartley 3 30 10
29   Ryan Hunter-Reay 3 30
30   Graham Rahal 3 30 7
31   Loïc Duval 4 28 8
32   Rubens Barrichello
  Devlin DeFrancesco
5 26 8
33   Christian Fittipaldi 7 24 8
34   Spencer Pigot 10 21 6
35   René Rast 11 20 8
Pos. Driver DAY SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points MEC

LMP2 edit

Pos. Driver DAY SEB MOH WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points MEC
1   Matt McMurry 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 270 44
2   Cameron Cassels 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 257 49
3   Kyle Masson 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 227 49
4   Gabriel Aubry 4 2 1 1 130 44
5   Dalton Kellett 1 1 1 105 15
6   Andrew Evans 1 2 2 99 36
7   Eric Lux 1 1 70 9
8   Sebastián Saavedra
  Pastor Maldonado
  Ryan Cullen
  Roberto González
1 35 19
9   Patrick Kelly 1 35
10   Robert Masson
  Kris Wright
2 32 13
11   Anders Fjordbach 2 32 12
12   James French 2 32
13   Henrik Hedman
  Ben Hanley
  James Allen
  Nicolas Lapierre
3 30 16
14   Enzo Guibbert
  Mark Kvamme
4 28 8
Pos. Driver DAY SEB MOH WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points MEC

GTLM edit

Pos. Driver DAY SEB LBH MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points MEC
1   Earl Bamber
  Laurens Vanthoor
3 5 1 1 6 1 2 3 2 7 5 330 31
2   Patrick Pilet
  Nick Tandy
5 1 5 3 1 3 4 7 1 8 6 317 37
3   Antonio Garcia
  Jan Magnussen
6 3 2 2 2 7 5 4 3 3 4 317 30
4   Ryan Briscoe
  Richard Westbrook
4 6 6 5 3 5 1 1 5 6 2 313 38
5   Dirk Müller 7 2 4 7 4 6 3 2 6 1 8 306 31
6   Connor De Phillippi 1 7 7 4 7 4 7 5 7 5 3 293 29
7   John Edwards
  Jesse Krohn
9 4 8 6 5 2 8 8 8 2 9 279 26
8   Oliver Gavin 8 8 3 8 8 8 6 6 4 4 7 275 27
9   Tom Blomqvist 7 7 4 7 4 7 5 7 5 3 258 18
10   Joey Hand 7 2 4 6 3 2 6 1 8 254 31
11   Tommy Milner 8 8 3 8 8 6 4 4 7 227 27
12   Sebastien Bourdais 7 2 4 7 8 131 27
13   Marcel Fässler 8 8 8 6 7 118 23
14   Colton Herta 1 7 3 89 25
15   Frédéric Makowiecki 5 1 6 86 27
16   Philipp Eng 1 4 9 85 25
17   Scott Dixon 4 6 2 85 33
18   Mike Rockenfeller 6 3 4 83 23
19   Mathieu Jaminet 3 5 5 82 25
20   James Calado
  Alessandro Pier Guidi
2 1 67 29
21   Augusto Farfus 1 35 11
22   Daniel Serra 1 35 13
23   Miguel Molina
  Davide Rigon
2 32 16
24   Chaz Mostert
  Alex Zanardi
9 22 8
Pos. Driver DAY SEB LBH MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points MEC

GTD edit

Pos. Driver DAY SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points WTSC MEC
1   Mario Farnbacher
  Trent Hindman
4 7 2 11 1 2 2 5 2 8 12 283 197 31
2   Bill Auberlen
  Robby Foley
9 13 15 10 2 1 3 3 11 7 1 262 176 34
3   Zacharie Robichon 16 10 12 2 6 5 1 1 4 4 3 262 203 29
4   Andy Lally
  John Potter
10 2 8 4 7 8 8 6 6 3 8 249 177 26
5   Toni Vilander
  Cooper MacNeil
232 3 7 12 3 9 11 7 3 2 5 246 171 35
6   Richard Heistand
  Jack Hawksworth
5 15 1 1 5 12 6 4 13 9 9 237 182 24
7   Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Ben Keating
6 5 14 15 7 9 14 1 5 4 236 141 37
8   Frankie Montecalvo
  Townsend Bell
2 9 5 3 9 3 13 9 7 11 11 236 170 27
9   Katherine Legge 12 8 10 9 4 6 12 13 12 6 7 221 149 25
10   Bryan Sellers 15 16 3 5 14 DNS 7 2 10 1 6 215 168 24
11   Patrick Long 7 6 4 2 13 4 4 15 5 DNS 193 158 18
12   Scott Hargrove 16 10 12 6 5 4 4 3 192 101 29
13   Corey Lewis 15 16 14 7 2 10 1 6 185 112 24
14   Christina Nielsen 12 8 10 9 4 12 6 7 159 87 25
15   Patrick Lindsey 7 6 13 4 15 5 DNS 137 70 18
16   Bia Figueiredo 12 8 4 6 13 7 137 43 25
17   Paul Holton
  Matt Plumb
13 8 10 10 12 9 10 122 145
18   Marco Seefried 14 4 10 4 6 119 56 19
19   Parker Chase 13 14 9 6 12 10 9 119 68 24
20   Dillon Machavern 9 13 2 1 107 34
21   Justin Marks 4 7 1 12 106 31
22   Lawson Aschenbach 12 11 7 11 11 8 102 107 6
23   Spencer Pumpelly 10 2 7 8 100 26
24   Ryan Dalziel 13 14 9 6 12 10 97 68 14
25   Aaron Telitz 2 9 9 11 96 27
26   Felipe Fraga 6 5 15 4 95 37
27   Jeff Westphal 232 3 3 5 94 35
28   Daniel Morad
  Christopher Mies
  Ricardo Feller
221 4 8 2 92 34
29   Lars Kern 16 10 6 3 91 29
30   Matt Campbell 7 5 1 85 61 8
31   Gar Robinson 11 7 11 11 8 83 107
32   Ryan Hardwick 15 16 3 5 14 DNS 78 56 18
33   Dennis Olsen 16 1 8 73 58 8
34   Don Yount 18 12 11 10 73 24
35   Mirko Bortolotti
  Rik Breukers
  Rolf Ineichen
1 1 70 22
36   Nicholas Boulle 7 6 13 67 18
37   Brandon Gdovic 12 11 10 60 10
38   Will Hardeman
  Alex Riberas
11 17 6 DNS 59 25 18
39   Anthony Imperato 5 8 49 49
40   Philipp Frommenwiler 15 5 42 10
41   Dirk Werner 14 10 38 13
42   Christian Engelhart 1 35 11
43   Ezequiel Pérez Companc 13 14 35 14
44   Andrew Davis 11 17 DNS 34 18
45   Jeff Segal 2 32 10
46   Fabian Schiller
  Maximilian Buhk
  J. C. Perez
19 11 32 14
47   Frédéric Vervisch
  Kelvin van der Linde
  Ian James
  Roman De Angelis
3 30 9
48   A. J. Allmendinger 4 28 11
49   Austin Cindric
  Nick Cassidy
5 26 8
50   Luca Stolz 6 25 14
51   Chico Longo
  Victor Franzoni
  Marcos Gomes
  Andrea Bertolini
8 23 8
52   Jens Klingmann 9 22 9
53   Marco Mapelli 10 21 8
54   Marc Miller 10 21 4
55   Shinya Michimi 10 21 6
56   Markus Winkelhock 11 20 8
57   Jake Eidson 11 20 4
58   Simona de Silvestro 12 19 8
59   Alice Powell 12 19 19
60   Mike Skeen 12 19 4
61   Christopher Haase 13 18 8
62   Tim Pappas
  Matteo Cairoli
14 17 9
63   Andrea Caldarelli 15 16 8
64   Fabio Babini
  Emanuele Busnelli
  Taylor Proto

  Giacomo Altoè

17 14 8
65   Miloš Pavlović
  Steve Dunn
  Linus Lundqvist
18 13 8
66   Dominik Baumann 19 12 8
67   Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy
  Mathias Lauda
  Daniel Serra
20 11 8
68   Klaus Bachler
  Sven Müller
  Alfred Renauer
  Jürgen Häring
  Steffen Görig
21 10 8
69   Dries Vanthoor 221 9 12
70   Dominik Farnbacher 232 8 10
Pos. Driver DAY SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points WTSC MEC

† Points only counted towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup, and not the overall GTD Championship.

1 Originally finished 2nd in class, but demoted to last after violating minimum drive time regulations.
2 Originally finished 14th in class, but demoted to last after violating minimum drive time regulations.

Team's Championships edit

Standings: Daytona Prototype international edit

Pos. Team DAY SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points MEC
1 #6 Acura Team Penske 6 9 3 1 1 3 3 2 1 4 302 29
2 #31 Whelen Engineering Racing 2 1 6 4 2 7 4 4 3 1 297 45
3 #7 Acura Team Penske 3 4 2 5 3 5 5 7 2 3 284 30
4 #10 Konica Minolta Cadillac 1 2 10 6 9 4 6 5 4 2 274 42
5 #77 Mazda Team Joest 11 11 4 2 10 2 1 3 6 6 268 30
6 #55 Mazda Team Joest 9 6 8 3 11 1 2 1 10 11 263 31
7 #5 Mustang Sampling Racing 7 3 1 8 6 6 10 6 5 7 258 33
8 #84 JDC-Miller MotorSports 10 8 5 7 4 9 8 9 9 5 237 24
9 #54 CORE Autosport 4 5 11 11 7 11 7 10 7 8 230 24
10 #85 JDC-Miller MotorSports 5 7 9 10 5 10 9 8 8 9 230 24
11 #50 Juncos Racing 8 10 7 9 8 8 11 10 177 24
Pos. Team DAY SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points MEC

Standings: Le Mans Prototype 2 edit

Pos. Team DAY SEB MOH WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points MEC
1 #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 270 44
2 #38 Performance Tech Motorsports 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 259 49
3 #18 DragonSpeed 1 35 19
4 #81 DragonSpeed 3 30 16
Pos. Team DAY SEB MOH WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points MEC

Standings: GT Le Mans edit

Pos. Team DAY SEB LBH MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points MEC
1 #912 Porsche GT Team 3 5 1 1 6 1 2 3 2 7 5 330 31
2 #911 Porsche GT Team 5 1 5 3 1 3 4 7 1 8 6 317 37
3 #3 Corvette Racing 6 3 2 2 2 7 5 4 3 3 4 317 30
4 #67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 4 6 6 5 3 5 1 1 5 6 2 313 38
5 #66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 7 2 4 7 4 6 3 2 6 1 8 306 31
6 #25 BMW Team RLL 1 7 7 4 7 4 7 5 7 5 3 293 29
7 #24 BMW Team RLL 9 4 8 6 5 2 8 8 8 2 9 279 26
8 #4 Corvette Racing 8 8 3 8 8 8 6 6 4 4 7 275 27
9 #62 Risi Competizione 2 1 67 29
Pos. Team DAY SEB LBH MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points MEC

Standings: GT Daytona edit

Pos. Team DAY SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points WTSC MEC
1 #86 Meyer-Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian 4 7 2 11 1 2 2 5 2 8 12 283 197 31
2 #96 Turner Motorsport 9 13 15 10 2 1 3 3 11 7 1 262 176 34
3 #9 Pfaff Motorsports 16 10 12 6 5 1 1 4 4 3 262 171 29
4 #44 Magnus Racing 10 2 8 4 7 8 8 6 6 3 8 249 177 26
5 #63 Scuderia Corsa 232 3 7 12 3 9 11 7 3 2 5 246 171 35
6 #14 AIM Vasser Sullivan 5 15 1 1 5 12 6 4 13 9 9 237 182 24
7 #33 Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports 6 5 14 15 7 9 14 1 5 4 236 141 37
8 #12 AIM Vasser Sullivan 2 9 5 3 9 3 13 9 7 11 11 235 170 27
9 #57 Heinricher Racing with Meyer-Shank Racing 12 8 10 9 4 6 12 13 12 6 7 221 149 25
10 #48 Paul Miller Racing 15 16 3 5 14 DNS 7 2 10 1 6 215 168 24
11 #73 Park Place Motorsports 7 6 4 2 13 4 4 15 5 DNS 193 158 18
12 #76 Compass Racing 13 8 10 10 12 9 10 122 145
13 #8 Starworks Motorsport 13 14 9 6 12 10 97 68 18
14 #29 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 221 4 8 2 92 34
15 #74 Lone Star Racing 11 7 11 11 8 83 107
16 #47 Precision Performance Motorsports 18 12 11 10 24 18
17 #11 GRT Grasser Racing Team 1 1 70 22
18 #19 Moorespeed 11 17 6 DNS 59 25 14
19 #91 Wright Motorsports 5 8 49 49
20 #540 Black Swan Racing 14 10 38 13
21 #71 P1 Motorsports 19 11 32 14
22 #88 WRT Speedstar Audi Sport 3 30 9
23 #13 Via Italia Racing 8 23 8
24 #46 Ebimotors 17 14 8
25 #51 Spirit of Race 20 11 8
26 #99 NGT Motorsport 21 10 8
Pos. Team DAY SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points WTSC MEC

† Points only counted towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup, and not the overall GTD Championship.

1 Originally finished 2nd in class, but demoted to last after violating minimum drive time regulations.
2 Originally finished 14th in class, but demoted to last after violating minimum drive time regulations.

Manufacturer's Championships edit

Standings: Daytona Prototype International edit

Pos. Manufacturer DAY SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points MEC
1   Acura 3 4 2 1 1 3 3 2 1 3 329 45
2   Cadillac 1 1 1 4 2 4 4 4 3 1 324 56
3   Mazda 9 6 4 2 10 1 1 1 6 6 311 39
4   Nissan 4 5 11 11 7 11 7 10 7 8 286 28
Pos. Team DAY SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL Points MEC

Standings: GT Le Mans edit

Pos. Manufacturer DAY SEB LBH MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points MEC
1   Porsche 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 7 5 358 40
2   Ford 4 2 4 5 3 5 1 1 5 1 2 345 42
3   Chevrolet 6 3 2 2 2 7 5 4 3 3 4 330 35
4   BMW 1 4 7 4 5 2 7 5 7 2 3 327 34
5   Ferrari 2 1 67 31
Pos. Team DAY SEB LBH MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points MEC

Standings: GT Daytona edit

Pos. Manufacturer DAY SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points WTSC MEC
1   Lamborghini 1 1 3 4 7 8 7 2 6 1 6 294 204 26
2   Acura 4 7 2 9 1 2 2 5 2 6 7 292 204 32
3   Porsche 7 6 4 2 6 4 1 1 4 4 3 291 216 30
4   BMW 9 13 15 10 2 1 3 3 11 7 1 278 188 34
5   Lexus 2 9 1 1 5 3 6 4 7 9 9 277 205 27
6   Ferrari 8 3 7 12 3 9 11 7 3 2 5 271 181 36
7   Mercedes-AMG 6 5 11 7 15 7 9 11 1 5 4 266 187 37
8   Audi 3 4 6 6 8 10 2 166 78 36
9   McLaren 13 8 10 10 12 9 10 139 164
Pos. Team DAY SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL Points WTSC MEC

† Points only counted towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup, and not the overall GTD Championship.

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